Now, if you're reading into this, you probably already know what it is. But for the people who don't, definitely worth checking into. Ubuntu is a free, Debian-based Linux distro that is great for people of all technological and Linux skill levels. It functions as a very efficient alternative to Windows, in my personal opinion.
( NOTE: Keep in mind that if you don't really know too much about Linux or computers in general, then this OS will be a serious wake-up call. If you install, compile, or do anything with Ubuntu that messes up anything on your computer, I'm not responsible! I just gave you this link.
)Ubuntu is a community developed, linux-based operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. It contains all the applications you need - a web browser, presentation, document and spreadsheet software, instant messaging and much more. Ubuntu is free software. You can learn more about what this means by reading our licensing.
I've developed a few Ubuntu tutorials for Canonical, Ubuntu's primary sister and development group. You can view them on Ubuntu's website.
Oh, and by the way, you can't run osu! on this without WiNE, a Windows software emulator. Even then, it's a pain to get it running and I have yet to be successful. A lot of video tweaking. Maybe with peppy's permission in the future, we could see a proper Linux port, but that's neither here nor there..
The latest final build at time of post is "Feisty Fawn" 7.04.
Ciao!